Granges (Veveyse)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.8294,Lat: 46.5248  |
| Elevation | 693 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:55:48pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Fribourg | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | La Veveyse | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Granges (Veveyse) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 66 km | 
NorthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 217 km | 
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 313 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km2 at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.3 km in Southern direction).
The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 21.5 km and direction South).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 74%, moderate high mountains: 26%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction WestSouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
17.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
54.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Granges (Veveyse) in country Switzerland
Granges (Veveyse) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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